Design Engineer - Consumer Products & Travel AI - Remote

Overview

Wander is transforming how people explore the world through smart, AI-powered consumer products and real-world travel experiences. We're building the next generation of travel—tools that anticipate traveler needs, empower discovery, and redefine what it means to wander. Join us at the frontier of travel tech, where creativity meets craft and AI shapes the journey.

In Short

• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering to bring high-fidelity designs to production.
• Build, maintain, and evolve our design system in both Figma and production environments.
• Prototype and ship interactions, animations, and flows that feel fluid and intuitive.
• Ensure consistency and accessibility across web and mobile platforms.
• Help define new interaction patterns for AI-driven travel products.
• Work closely with engineering to balance craft and performance at scale.

Requirements

• Proven experience (4+ years) as a design engineer, frontend engineer, or fullstack engineer.
• Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript (or similar), with fullstack knowledge.
• Knack for crafting usable, intuitive, and delightful interactions.
• Comfortable moving from concept to coded prototype quickly.
• Experience building or contributing to design systems and component libraries.
• Participate in code reviews within our repo and help level up peers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on system design and product discovery.
• Write clean, well-documented, and thoroughly tested code.
• Bonus: experience with AI-powered products or other complex consumer applications.

Benefits

• Shape elegant AI-powered experiences in a company revolutionizing travel.
• Join a mission-driven team dedicated to raising hospitality standards through technology.
• Work remotely with real autonomy and creative ownership.
• Be part of a fast-growing, venture-backed startup with industry-leading guest satisfaction.